Greene-Owen County IN Archives Biographies.....Folsom, Samuel 1801 - 1877
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   SAMUEL FOLSOM, deceased, was born in the town of Groton, N. H., August 4,
1801. He remained upon a farm, assisting his parents, until February of 1819,
when he went to Boston, Mass., and thence in a short time to Florida and
Mississippi. He remained in the South until 1827, when he took boat at Natchez,
Miss., for the upper country, not knowing where he would stop. On board the
boat, he fell in company with Capt. John Johnson, Daniel Harris and Stephen L.
Bigger, of Owen County, Ind. They gave him such a favorable account of the
country they lived in that he determined to accompany them home. This he did,
and after a short time located on the farm now owned by John Ritter, in Owen
County, purchasing the land of Capt. Johnson. Here he remained a number of
years. In 1850, he came to Greene County, Ind., and located on the farm now
owned by Mark Hayes, in Eel River Township, where he remained some seven years,
and then moved to Fairplay Township, where he lived several years, when he came
to Worthington and located to avoid the cares and hardships incident to farm
life. Here he passed the remainder of his days, dying October 22, 1877. When
quite a young man, he connected himself with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
was a self-made man, inheriting only the priceless legacy of a good name and a
robust constitution. His battle against poverty was successful, as he secured a
handsome competency. He was industrious, honest, philanthropic, an upright
Christian, true to all of life's obligations. He served as Justice of the Peace
some ten years; also was Commissioner of Owen County a number of years. He was
one of the pioneer Whigs and Abolitionists, and in later life a Republican. He
was twice married, his first wife being Hannah Nelson, to whom he was married in
1828. She died in 1846. By this union there was one child, viz., Emily. There
were five children his wife had when he married her, by a former marriage. These
he reared as his own, and all in a manner reflecting great credit on himself and
wife. He was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Davis September 25, 1848. She
was born near London, England, September 5, 1814, and when a small child her
parents emigrated to the United States, and after living in New York City some
time, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived there and in that vicinity the
remainder of their days. By Mr. Folsom's marriage with Miss Davis, there were no
children.

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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